250 HEMIPTERA. 



and the base of the third dark green, the apex of the third, and 

 the fourth and fifth black. 



a. New Holland. Presented by Sir John Richardson, M.D. 



41. PENTATOMA apicalis. 



Cimex apicalis, H. Sch. Wanz. vi. 95. t. 211. fig. 666 (1842). 

 Pentatoma apicale, H. Sch. Wanz. vii. 96 (1844). 

 a. S. Africa. Presented by Dr. A. Smith. 



42. PENTATOMA inconspicua, n. s. 



P. ovata, viridi-testacea, fusco-punctata ; elytrorum corio rufes- 

 cente, margine virescente ; scutelli apice pallido ; membrana 

 fuscescenti-hyalina, basi fusca. ? . 

 Long. lin. 3f . 



Ovate, greenish testaceous, punctured with brown. Head 

 with six lines of fine brown punctures, of which the two central 

 are placed close together on the vertex behind the central lobe, 

 and the two lateral run from the ocelli. Thorax rather thickly 

 and strongly punctured with brown, with a transverse line of 

 brown punctures close to the anterior margin. Scutellum rather 

 more finely punctured than the thorax, the punctures becoming 

 finer towards the apex, which is impunctate and pale testaceous. 

 Coriaceous portion of the elytra pale brownish red, rather thickly 

 punctured with black, with the lateral margin pale greenish, punc- 

 tured ; membrane transparent, brownish, with a brown patch in 

 the inner basal angle. Body beneath testaceous, thickly and 

 finely punctured ; abdomen with a red spot in the centre of the 

 base. Legs pale green ; claws black. Rostrum testaceous, with 

 the tip black. Antennae brow r nish testaceous, apical joint wanting 



43. PENTATOMA testacea, n. s. 



P. prsecedenti affinis, testacea, punctata; oculis nigro-fuscis ; 

 thorace postice obscuriore ; elytrorum membrana alisque hya- 

 linis ; abdomine supra fulvo, subtus testaceo, lateribus fusco- 

 punctato, stigmatibus nigris ; rostro testaceo, apice fusco ; an- 

 tennarum articulis 1 et 2 et reliquis basi pallidis, 3, 4 et 5 

 apice pallide ferrugineis. ? . 

 Long. lin. 4. 



a. S. America. From Mr. Children's Collection. 



44. PENTATOMA taeniola, n. s. 



P. prsecedentibus affinis, viridis, punctata ; oculis nigris ; thorace 



